Hyderabad: ACB officials nab Excise department senior assistant for demanding bribe

ACB officials said Sridhar allegedly demanded a bribe from the complainant for processing a Travel Allowance (TA) bill

Hyderabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials caught T Sridhar, a senior assistant in the District Prohibition and Excise Office, Vikarabad, on charges of demanding and accepting bribe on Friday.

The bribe amount of Rs 8,000 was seized from him.

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ACB officials said Sridhar allegedly demanded a bribe from the complainant for processing a Travel Allowance (TA) bill.

The arrested employee was produced before the special court for ACB cases at Nampally for remanding in judicial custody.

ACB cases in April:

In April 2025, the ACB booked a total of 21 cases or enquires. Of these, 13 were trap cases, 2 disproportionate cases, 2 criminal misconduct cases, 2 regular enquiries and 2 surprise checks.

As many as 20 public servants were arrested and remanded in judicial custody and a total of Rs 5 lakh bribe amount was seized in the traps.

Apart from this, in one disproportionate assets case, assets worth of Rs 3.5 crore was unearthed.